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Newest Pure Certified Flash Array
Implementation Specialist Final Exam Flash
Array-Implementation-Specialist (FAIS)
Certification Test 2026
Domain 1: Pre-Installation & Site Planning
Question 1 An Implementation Engineer is installing a FlashArray//XL chassis with two DirectFlash Shelves. What is the minimum rack space required for this installation?
- A) 9U
- B) 7U
- C) 11U
- D) 5U Answer: A Explanation: The FlashArray//XL Chassis occupies 5 Rack Units (5U). Each standard DirectFlash Shelf (DFS) occupies 2 Rack Units (2U). With two shelves: 5U + (2 x 2U) = 9U total .
Question 2 What is the minimum supported capacity requirement for a FlashArray//XL170R5?
- A) 115TB - B) 50TB
- C) 200TB
- D) 75TB Answer: A Explanation: For the //XL170R5 model, the minimum supported configuration is 115TB of raw flash capacity. This threshold is required to maintain performance characteristics and data layout efficiency .
Question 3 How many power connections are required for the FlashArray//XL chassis?
Answer: C Explanation: For a configuration with multiple shelves targeting logical shelf identifiers SH8 and SH9, the validated configuration uses PCIe Slot 0 and Slot 6. These slots are architecturally designated for backend NVMe-oF fabric cards .
Question 5 During a deployment, an Implementation Engineer attempts to name a FlashArray "corporate Lab-0L," but the array rejects the name. What is the reason?
- A) Hyphens are not allowed
- B) Numbers are not allowed
- C) Spaces are not allowed
- D) The name is too long Answer: C *Explanation: FlashArray names cannot contain spaces. The allowable character set is alphanumeric (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) and hyphens (-
). The proposed name contains a space between 'corporate' and 'Lab- 0L' .*
Domain 2: Hardware Installation & Configuration
Question 6 On a FlashArray//XR2/3 with an Ethernet mezzanine (EMEZZ), what are the interface names of the ports on the mezzanine?
- A) ETH6, ETH7, ETH8, and ETH
- B) ETH8, ETH9, ETH10, and ETH
- C) ETH10, ETH11, ETH12, and ETH
- D) ETH4, ETH5, ETH6, and ETH Answer: A Explanation: On a FlashArray//XR2/3 equipped with an Ethernet mezzanine (EMEZZ), the interface names of the ports on the mezzanine are ETH6 through ETH9. These ports are used to connect to DirectFlash Shelves .
- A) ha_sync.py --resync ipneigh
- B) hardware_check.py --force
- C) firewall.py --reset
- D) network_config.py --restart Answer: A Explanation: The command ha_sync.py --resync ipneigh forces resynchronization of the IP neighbor table (ARP cache) and HA state information. This clears stale entries that may prevent High Availability link establishment during X-to-XL transitions .
Question 9 An Implementation Engineer needs to run the puresetup replace procedure on a FlashArray//XR5 during a controller upgrade. Which command identifies the array model?
- A) pureversion - a
- B) purearray list --model
- C) hwconfig --model
- D) purenetwork list --hardware
Answer: C Explanation: The command hwconfig --model is the specific CLI tool used at the engineering/boot level to return the chassis model string, confirming the hardware platform identity. pureversion - a displays software version, not hardware model .
Domain 3: CLI Operations & Management
Question 10 An Implementation Engineer is setting up a customer environment and has specified a number of NTP servers. Which command lists the NTP servers that have been configured?
- A) puredns list --ntpserver
- B) purenetwork list --ntpserver
- C) purearray list --ntpserver
- D) purentp list Answer: C
Question 12 After configuring network settings on a FlashArray, which command should be used to verify connectivity to a configured NTP server?
- A) purenetwork test --ntp
- B) purearray check --ntp
- C) purentp verify
- D) purecheck network Answer: A Explanation: The 'purenetwork test --ntp' command verifies connectivity to configured NTP servers. (Based on standard Pure CLI patterns—this type of command is used in operational validation.)
Question 13 Which command displays the current hardware configuration details of the FlashArray chassis?
- A) purearray show --hardware
- B) hwconfig --all
- C) purehardware list
- D) purenetwork inventory Answer: B Explanation: The command 'hwconfig --all' dumps comprehensive verbose configuration data about the physical hardware components of the FlashArray chassis .
Domain 4: Array Models & Specifications
Question 14 Which FlashArray model requires four power connections for the chassis?
- A) FlashArray//X
- B) FlashArray//X20 - C) FlashArray//XL
- D) FlashArray//X Answer: C *Explanation: The FlashArray//XL is a 5U high-performance storage system with four Power Supply Units (PSUs), requiring four power
Which ports on a FlashArray//E are used for DirectFlash Shelf connectivity?
- A) ETH2 and ETH3 only
- B) ETH0 and ETH1 only
- C) All four ETH ports
- D) The management ports only Answer: B Explanation: On a FlashArray//E, slot 0 is reserved for shelf connectivity via the two 100Gb Ethernet LOM ports (ETH0, ETH1). ETH2 and ETH3 are used for Replication/SAN connections .
Question 17 What type of mezzanine card provides additional Ethernet ports on FlashArray//XR2/3 models?
- A) SAN Mezzanine (SMEZZ)
- B) Ethernet Mezzanine (EMEZZ)
- C) Fibre Channel Mezzanine (FMEZZ)
- D) Management Mezzanine (MMEZZ)
Answer: B Explanation: The Ethernet Mezzanine (EMEZZ) provides additional Ethernet ports (ETH6-ETH9) on FlashArray//XR2/3 models for connectivity to DirectFlash Shelves .
Domain 5: Installation Troubleshooting
Question 18 During a FlashArray//XL installation, the engineer notices a shelf detection failure. What is the likely cause?
- A) Incorrect PCIe slot selection
- B) PSU power failure
- C) DNS configuration error
- D) Incorrect array name format Answer: A
Question 20 After a controller replacement, the new controller fails to reach a 'Ready' state. The engineer suspects ARP cache issues. Which command should be run first?
- A) arp - a
- B) ha_sync.py --resync ipneigh
- C) network restart
- D) controller reboot Answer: B Explanation: The prescribed resolution for ARP/neighbor synchronization issues during hardware upgrades is to run 'ha_sync.py --resync ipneigh' to clear stale entries and resynchronize HA state information .
